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ESPN (an initialism of their original name, which was the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network [2]) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by The Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Communications (20%) through the joint venture ESPN Inc.
ESPN Inc. is an American multinational sports media conglomerate majority-owned by the Walt Disney Company, with Hearst Communications as an equity stakeholder. [1]Founded by Bill Rasmussen in 1979, it owns and operates local and global cable and satellite television variants of ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Radio, ESPN.com, ESPN+ and other related ventures and is currently headed by executive James Pitaro.
This is a list of assets currently or formerly owned by The Walt Disney Company, unless otherwise indicated. [1]As of October 2024, Disney is organized into three main segments: Disney Entertainment which includes the company's film and TV assets as well as streaming; ESPN (including ESPN+); and Disney Experiences.
ESPN Inc. (20%, with The Walt Disney Company which holds 80% majority) ESPN; ESPN2; ESPN Classic; ESPNEWS; ESPN Deportes; ESPNU; ESPN Now; ESPN Plus; ESPN Films; ESPN PPV; ESPN Regional Television (dba ESPN Events) ESPN International (see for complete list of channels) North American Sports Network; TSN (30%) ESPN Radio; Mobile ESPN; ESPN3 ...
Hearst owns newspapers, magazines, television channels, and television stations, including the San Francisco Chronicle, the Houston Chronicle, Cosmopolitan and Esquire. It owns 50% of the A&E Networks cable network group and 20% of the Walt Disney Company’s sports division ESPN Inc.. [5]
Warner Bros. Discovery, Fox Corp. and Disney, which owns ESPN, had been planning to roll out a first of its kind subscription-based digital service called “Venu,” which would have made top NFL ...
College football fans waiting for kickoff in the eagerly-awaited showdown between Utah and Florida got a kick in the head as a dispute between Spectrum Cable and The Walt Disney Co., owner of ESPN ...
ESPN later launched its own over-the-top subscription streaming service named ESPN+ in 2018, which saw much of ESPN3's content moved to ESPN+ along with its own games exclusive to the service. [11] [12] ESPN+ also streams some ESPN on ABC telecasts.